With the Lions up by seven early in the second quarter, Thomas Jefferson made a risky move to try and get on the board. On fourth-and-2, at the Lusher 44, Jaguars' quarterback Noah St. Pierre found Holden Gonzales. Gonzales made defenders miss and gained 22-yards on the play before he was belted by Lusher linebacker, Bryce Langford, who forced the fumble. Sterling McKeithen recovered the ball for the Lions thwarting a redzone opportunity for the home team.

Down 14-7 with four minutes left in the half the Jaguars seemed to be gaining the momentum following a third down sack. On the subsequent punt, however, a huge miscue sparked the Lions. Punt returner Logan Pomeroy--for reasons unknown--tried to pick the ball up in a crowd of Lusher players. He touched the ball and the Lions recovered. Two-plays later, Arnold Little found Chad Britton on a 45-yard touchdown reception making it a 21-7 advantage.

It was yet another unfortunate error by Thomas Jefferson on the opening kickoff of the second half. The Jaguars let the kickoff dribble down the field and no one attempted to secure it. The Lions jumped on the loose ball and on the very next play Lusher's Miles Stewart notched his third touchdown run (21 yards) and a 27-7 lead.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Miles Stewart, Lusher

The 180-pound junior tailback was equal parts power and speed as he rushed all over the Jaguars' defense for 121 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries. If you think that was good, it could have been even better. Stewart's first carry of the game was a 44-yard touchdown scamper negated by a holding call which took place well after he broke from the pack. Stewart also had a 73-yard screen pass touchdown reception negated on a similar refereeing decision. So Stewart conceivably could have added another 117 yards to his impressive tally.

Records:Thomas Jefferson, 1-2; Lusher, 1-2.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Lusher | 14 | 7 | 20 | 6 - 47

T. Jefferson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 7

NOTABLE

Lusher has never started a season 0-3

Lusher came into the contest playing without seven injured players (five of which on defense) who normally contribute. The most severe injuries, however, includes wide-receiver Even Simons (broken ankle) and tight-end Sam Kates (ACL tear), who are both out for the season.

Thomas Jefferson coach Kevin Kelly is currently in his tenth season, while Lusher coach JJ Smith is in his first replacing former Lions' coach Louis Landrum. Landrum guided the Lions to playoff appearances in six of his nine seasons at the helm.

HE SAID IT

Lusher tailback Miles Stewart on the win:

"The win felt great because my team really rallied. As the game wore on and our pride kicked in, we weren't going to take a (loss). We came into this game 0-2 and no Lusher team has ever been 0-3 so we came in with that mindset. Very proud of my teammates. They were blocking hard for me tonight."

Lusher coach JJ Smith on the win: "We just wanted to play clean football. Keep it simple and just move the ball forward. The momentum (we had) came from our intention coming out of the locker room of just pounding the football. Guys played hard and we had a short week of practice, so it was an adjustment but for the most part we came out alright."